Rejecting the idea of bringing back VB6 over the years, Microsoft lost a lot of integrity in the process

Rejecting the idea of bringing back VB6 over the years, Microsoft lost a lot of integrity in the process. If MS start reinvesting in the huge VB6 user base I'll jump back in. You have real users that have invested years into a product and culture. MS listened to a very skewed minority and made changes that any outside observer could see where disassociated with the bulk of those users needs. As a result they lost a lot of integrity in the process.

I think MS can gain it back. Everyone has the ability to properly fix road bumps. Giving the customers what they are actually asking for would be a start, i.e. an updated VB6. NOT a token johnny come lately .Net Open Source effort telling VB6 users it meets their needs too. BS!

Both can exist and actually are at the moment too.

A comment by JillS

The VB6 community will give a last defiant kiss to the .NET preachers: